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Not so recently in the United States, same sex marriages were illegal. In the last century, there were laws on the books that prohibited folks from different races marrying.
Loving v. Virginia was a landmark civil rights case in 1967 that recognized marriage as a fundamental right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which includes the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause.
In 1958, Mildred Loving, a Black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, were convicted and sentenced to a year in prison for violating the state of Virginia’s laws prohibiting their marriage.
That conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1968, ending discrimination in marriage based on race.
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Scandalous Love Affairs That Changed History
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By Isabelle Lee
April14, 2021
“Happy Birthday, Mr. President,” Marilyn Monroe breathily sang to John F. Kennedy in 1962, launching a cloud of rumors about their possible love affair. While Monroe’s friends insisted it was nothing more than a one-night stand, that didn’t curb wild press speculation. Regardless, the two alleged lovebirds weren’t the first to leave their mark on history. And the last? Hah. Join us as we dive deep into torrid romances that shaped history, the lessons we can draw, some bizarre love triangles and the rare couples who beat the odds.